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Connected features the personal stories of six New Yorkers woven together into one of the most intimate series ever. This groundbreaking show changes the nature of storytelling by giving each character a camera to document their lives. The result is a unique format revealing as different as everyone appears to be, we are all universally Connected.

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Jews and Money. Asian Drivers. Polish IQ. CPT… that's racist! But where do these stereotypes come from? Comedian Mike Epps explores the backstories of this humor and how history and fact often distorts into a snide – but sometimes funny – shorthand.

"INSPIRED" features celebrities, visionaries and some of the biggest newsmakers of our generation, recounting the stories behind their biggest, life-changing moments of inspiration.

In a compelling series of verite encounters, Win Win provides unique access into the minds and lives of the world’s most-celebrated entrepreneurs and athletes.

Explore what it means to be human as we rush head first into the future through the eyes, creativity, and mind of Tiffany Shlain, acclaimed filmmaker and speaker, founder of The Webby Awards, mother, constant pusher of boundaries and one of Newsweek’s “women shaping the 21st Century.”

Nicole Richie brings her unfiltered sense of humor and unique perspective to life in a new series based on her irreverent twitter feed. The show follows the outspoken celebrity as she shares her perspective on style, parenting, relationships and her journey to adulthood.

Comedy is hard, but teaching comedy to children is hilariously difficult. Kevin Nealon is giving the challenge to some world-famous comedians. As these young minds meet with comedy’s best, get ready to learn some valuable comedy lessons, and to laugh!

James Franco loves movies. He loves watching them, acting in them, directing them, and even writing them. And now, he’s going to take some of his favorite movie scenes from the most famous films of all time, and re-imagine them in ways that only James can.

The story of punk rock singer Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! who came out as a woman in 2012, and other members of the trans community whose experiences are woefully underrepresented and misunderstood in the media.

Executive produced by Zoe Saldana (who will be the subject of one episode), a celebrity travels back to their hometown to pay tribute to the one person from their past (before they were famous) who helped change their life by giving them an over-the-top, heart-felt surprise.

Enter the graceful but competitive world of ballet through the eyes of executive producer, Sarah Jessica Parker. This behind-the-scenes docudrama reveals what it takes to perform on the ultimate stage, the New York City Ballet. Catch NYCB on stage at Lincoln Center.

Park Bench is a new kind of "talking show" straight from the mind of born and bred New Yorker and host, Steve Buscemi.

John Rogers: Hi I’m John.YuQing Zhao: I’m YuQing.John Rogers: And today we want to talk to you about some of the symbols that we’ve found on some furniture drawers. YuQing tell us about the symbols that around this drawer.YuQing Zhao: Okay, on this drawer we found a flower which is a penny that means wealth and a pair of mega pies it means a blessing.John Rogers: So can you imagine do I need thing better that pulling on the drawer in the morning it wishes you a miracle blessing and happiness and another drawer here and YuQing tell us about the symbol on jar.YuQing Zhao: These jars from the same piece of furniture that’s old piece of furniture about 50 or 60 years old and this we found a pair of mandarin touch it means the same thing its miracle blessing and flowers which is lotus which we know it means upright.John Rogers: So you can see how some knowledge symbols can help add a great deal of meaning to your Chinese furniture. Here is one more.YuQing Zhao: One jar from a different piece of furniture and on this piece we’ve found proof this is pan granite and that means a lot of sense and which Chinese people always want.John Rogers: And the reason that the Chinese people always want that size was because they we’re the one who repeat in the official examinations and they are the ones who could become parts of the faith of the official class.YuQing Zhao: Also they are the one courtesy of labor they work in the filled to grow full.John Rogers: A very important one.YuQing Zhao: And this one is from the second piece of furniture as well, on this one we saw pitch, pitch means love to everything so we always have that furniture as well as the similar we found all the time a lot of piece of furniture.John Rogers: So you can in reach your knowledge and enjoy them of antique Chinese furniture by knowing something about the symbols. Thank you so much.